The coming weeks are determining: the Russian Federation prepares a "unpleasant surprise" for the General Staff of the Armed Forces - expert
On September 16, the military expert and former spokesman of the Armed Forces General Staff Vladislav Seleznev told more about this on Radio NV on September 16. "I think that the next week may be up to three, they will be decisive. It is in the context that the enemy will be forced to take an operational pause to spend this time on the formation of certain resources, to replenish their reserves," he said.
The expert described the situation in the Kurakhiv direction as "very threatening, with signs of a serious crisis. " There, the enemy tries to deprive the Armed Forces of counter -attack so that the defenders do not block the assault detachments in the Pokrovsky direction. In this case, the ratio of forces and means is that it is extremely difficult to restrain the offensive of the invaders.
"And on the condition that the enemy actively applies managed aviation bombs - a real problem for the Ukrainian army, here I am so with some anxieties I watch the development of this situation. Unfortunately, we do not have a decision in which way to prevent the advancement of Russian The invaders in this direction, "Seleznyov said.
According to him, as soon as the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation manages to create "certain bridgeheads" in the Kurakhiv direction, some of the resources will be transferred to Pokrovsk. The enemy seeks to implement a plan for the capture of the city. The expert explained that in the Pokrovsky direction they are fixed "meat" storms. At the same time, the enemy does not cherish in the Kurakhiv direction of the armored vehicles to guarantee success.
Seleznyov emphasized that the situation has "very threatening prospects" and it is difficult to predict the opposition of the Armed Forces. He reported that in the south, the invaders were trying to form the bridgeheads to fully control the Dnieper River. It is possible that they are ready to implement certain plans in the Zaporozhye region. "There is a total number of that group-up to 90 thousand people. And de facto recently they have not manifested themselves too.
What is it related to? Are they at the stage of certain preparations, or are they unable to implement these plans?" Said the expert. According to him, it is worth expecting from the enemy "unpleasant decisions". Seleznyov noted that the intensification of the situation in the Zaporozhye direction risks becoming a "unpleasant surprise" for the Ukrainian General Staff. "Whether my forecasts come true or not, we, I think, will see in the coming weeks.
But the fact that the situation is gaining certain threatening features is a fact," he added. The intensification of battles in Zaporozhye can contribute to another factor - the weather. According to the expert, it becomes impossible to fight with armored vehicles in the Donetsk region during autumn. Fields, fallow deer and ground roads turn into a "solid mud.
" Instead, the soils in the south are more stable, so the enemy can "at least actively use their armored vehicles during the autumn campaign to radically change the situation in this area of the front. " Recall that the Lieutenant of the Armed Forces with the call sign "Alex" said that Russian invaders are moving in the coal direction. He warned that advancement in three directions can provide the enemy with the operation of the operational space, so the defense on each of them is important.